Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-06-24
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building, supplied with about 5000 volumes,
various magazines and papers, besides which
the students draw books from the Mercantile
library in the city. There is also q pretty
little theatre where interesting pantomilnic
performances are held. One young man is
especially apt in this kind of acting. He can
represent the death of Jumbo most patheti-
cally and the antics Of buffalo in an elee-,
tfical eel pond most arnasingly. The stage
curtains afothe pupils own handiwork and
snow no small abilityin Ktene painting.
Awonderful change takes place IN the stu
dents after they nave been in this institution
a short time. They come with minds i'm
prisoned. The avenue of communication
with the rest o. the world elesed,~the have.
no language and only a few idess which they
can make known by signs to their Immediate
friends. The first thing to be done is to give
thema vocabulary and the means Of Using it.
they are taught three modes of expression,
thesign language, the deaf and dumb alpha
bet end the written word. In a little while
they can express their thoughts in writing
and-begin to gather knowledge from the
world, of books. I1liI4k& &t1s4G
Sonie cases when brought there seem hope
lesss.sA3iow can q person who newer heard a
sound nor saw one ray Of light be made to
know what Is passing In the world around
hinisafid to understand the thoughts of other
peoplea Yeti Is done. There is one young.
man in the Institution now who has been
thus liberated from a world of darkness and
brought into contact with his fellow beings
He has been taught both the sign language
and the deaf andadumb alphabet. Bysplacing
his hand upon the hand of the person speak
ing to him h~efaadily understands what signs
are being made and answers with his other
hand He hoe a1co haar, S,,,Yb& IN ,n,,to .
typewriter. At q recent meeting Of the di-
rectors of the Institution he wrote the follow
ing lister ~ the platform before the au-
diencas IIAHa wv
Today Is thesanniversary of our Institution. It
is sixty-nine years old. We are thankful to the
state and directors for this school. We came
here without knowledge. We lhayessinca learned
muchaFyNe have been learning d good trade.
Wesgaal be able to support ourselves when we
iease sesool. i shall support myself bybettom-
ing chairs. I am both blind and deaf, but am
notaphhppy. try to bed g6odboS.QHI 0K
RIcHARD II. CLINTON.
A Series of careful tests had shown that
seventy-four of the pupils in attendance at
theinstitution possessed a.sensitivenessto and
appreciation pf voice sounds sufiicfentto To war
rangtth6 attempt to develop and cultivate, by
meansSpf instrumental aid, their latent hear
ing, and to render it ayailable. to educational.
purposes. IN ear piece and tube, devised by
Professor Currier, made it possible for the
| pupil to hear his own voice Us well as that OF
his teacfler,Tso that abe sameseourseAas that
pulsuedip teaohingth hearing chiaAto ats
tach stgnificause tNS sounds could be foIs
lowed, These pupils Lad been 1ladenA tbs
charge of Professor Currier, assisted by three
lady teachers, and the results, as attested by
the eFamnations were equal to the most san.
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